DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation

Amendments

Bureau of Reclamation: develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque tribes (H.R. 3342), consideration (H. Res. 1017), H210 [20JA]

Central Utah Project: facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System (H.R. 2008), H4252 [9JN]

Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing: establish (H.R. 3534), H6511, H6536, H6541, H6542, H6543, H6544, H6545, H6547, H6548, H6550 [30JY]

Public lands: interchange administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and BLM (H.R. 689), S3431 [7MY]

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement: approve (H.R. 3254), consideration (H. Res. 1017), H210 [20JA]

Territories: extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), S7640, S7655 [28SE], H7361 [29SE]

Virgin Islands National Park: authorize lease of certain lands (H.R. 714), H7008 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Cobell Settlement Worth Doing Right, Together, S6802 [5AU]

Congress Should Not Foil Process, S1793 [22MR]

Reasoned Debate Needed To Amend Energy Legislation, H6505 [30JY]

Stewart L. Udall, 90, Conservationist in Kennedy and Johnson Cabinets, Dies, S1786 [22MR]

Unconscionable Cobell, S6802 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4671), H754 [23FE]

American Memorial Park: establish an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 6380), H7393 [29SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: reserve funds for payments to the Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for Indian children (see S. 3277), S2758 [28AP] (see H.R. 4475), H265 [20JA]

Animals: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 4867), H1595 [17MR] (see H.R. 5482), H4246 [8JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental (see H.R. 5745), H5674 [15JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: transfer certain lands to Alaska to expedite development of oil, natural gas, and other resources (see H.R. 4485), H325 [21JA]

Atlanta, GA: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church (see H.R. 5869), H6162 [27JY]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5130), H2843 [22AP]

BLM: acquire and manage Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, CA (see H.R. 5653), H5303 [30JN]

———withdraw certain land for purposes of expanding Federal Law Enforcement Training Center training facilities in New Mexico (see S. 3616), S6024 [20JY] (see H.R. 5800), H5818 [20JY]

Blue Ridge Parkway: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 294), H5303 [30JN]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3261), S2708 [27AP] (see H.R. 5144), H2935 [27AP]

Buffalo Soldiers: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role in the early years of the national parks (see S. 3222), S2423 [19AP] (see H.R. 4491), H326 [21JA]

———modify purposes and operation of certain facilities to implement water rights compact among Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and the U.S. (see S. 3290), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5592), H4871 [24JN]

———participate in phase one of the South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 4579), H554 [3FE]

———remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (see S. 3404), S4143 [24MY]

Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 6445), H7614 [18NO]

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 3726), consideration (see H. Res. 1038), H386 [26JA]

Churchill County, NV: transfer certain Federal land to the Dept. of the Navy (see S. 3980), S8244 [29NO]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 4771), H1168 [4MR]

Coal: prohibit use of funds for carrying out certain policies and procedures that adversely affect domestic coal mining operations (see S. 3933), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6113), H6681 [14SE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 6280), H7390 [29SE]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see S. 3291), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5131), H2843 [22AP]

Conservation of natural resources: provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (see H.R. 6281), H7390 [29SE]

Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts (see S. 3754), S6884 [5AU]

Curecanti National Recreation Area: establish boundary (see H.R. 6493), H8030 [2DE]

Delaware River Basin Restoration Program: establish (see H.R. 4698), H932 [25FE]

Denali National Park and Preserve: issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc. (see S. 3820), S7352 [22SE] (see H.R. 6221), H7153 (see H.R. 6221), H7211 [28SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 5016), H2578 [14AP]

District of Columbia: direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5494), H4330 [9JN]

Ecology and environment: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 6426), H7613 [18NO]

———provide loans to certain organizations to address habitats and ecosystems and to address and prevent invasive species (see S. 3063), S1018 [3MR] (see H.R. 4782), H1168 [4MR]

Endangered species: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate species threatened by reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 5531), H4506 [15JN]

———remove certain portions of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species (see S. 3825), S7352 [22SE] (see S. 3864), S7618 [28SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 3635), S6200 [22JY]

Federal Land Disposal Account: reinstate funds (see S. 3762), S6884 [5AU] (see H.R. 6206), H6989 [23SE]

Fort Necessity National Battlefield: acquire certain non-Federal land in Pennsylvania for inclusion (see S. 3168), S2115 [25MR]

Fort Pulaski National Monument: authorize the lease of certain lands (see S. 3778), S7089 [14SE] (see H.R. 4773), H1168 [4MR]

Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3682), S6584 [2AU] (see H.R. 6039), H6569 [30JY]

Gulf of Mexico: create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits (see S. 3410), S4211 [25MY] (see S. 3461), S4621 [7JN]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, investigate measures to prevent similar incidents, and improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and oil spill research (see S. 3542), S5489 [28JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5520), H4424 [14JN]

———restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3792), S7134 [15SE] (see H.R. 6112), H6681 [14SE]

———suspend certain activities until discharge of oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident has stopped and congressional report has been issued (see H.R. 5436), H4021 (see H.R. 5436), H4083 [27MY]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (see H.R. 5427), H4021 (see H.R. 5427), H4083 [27MY]

Historic buildings and sites: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (see H.R. 6405), H7453 [15NO]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (see S. 3562), S5699 [30JN] (see H.R. 5463), H4214 [28MY]

Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (see H.R. 5922), H6402 (see H.R. 5922), H6454 [29JY]

Idaho: settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation (see H.R. 4613), H602 [4FE]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5152), H2936 [27AP]

Koshare Indian Museum: expand storage facility in La Junta, CO, to house collection of Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site and other National Park Service collections (see H.R. 6050), H6570 [30JY]

Lincoln County, NV: develop solar pilot project areas on public land (see S. 3482), S4850 [10JN] (see H.R. 5508), H4386 [10JN]

Maumee Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 6040), H6569 [30JY]

Minerals Management Service: improve administration (see S. 3431), S4442 [26MY]

———reform, inspect vessels and facilities used for oil and gas drilling, and repeal limit of liability for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (see H.R. 5572), H4677 [22JN]

Mining and mineral resources: conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study on recovery of minerals from the seabed of the U.S. (see H.R. 4792), H1220 [9MR]

———determine impact of any proposed modification to policy on onshore oil or natural gas preleasing or leasing activity (see S. 3385), S3983 [19MY]

———limit liability of a State performing reclamation work under an approved State abandoned mine reclamation plan (see S. 3252), S2587 [22AP]

———provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see S. 3057), S945 [2MR]

Mississippi: convey parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (see S. 3947), S7968 [17NO]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories encircle the Washington Monument (see H.R. 5530), H4506 [15JN]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 4814), H1323 [10MR]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in California except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 4703), H932 [25FE]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 4716), H1026 [2MR]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 4754), H1167 [4MR]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 3041), S795 [25FE] (see H.R. 4675), H832 [24FE]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 3016), S620 [22FE] (see H.R. 4651), H754 [23FE]

———require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see S. 3660), S6397 [28JY] (see H.R. 5580), H4779 [23JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4671), H754 [23FE]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 3641), S6201 [22JY]

National forests: combat pine beetle infestations, conduct restoration activities, remove dead and dying trees, and make permanent Forest Service stewardship contracting authorities (see H.R. 5192), H3078 [29AP]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (see H.R. 6161), H6878 [22SE]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4686), H833 [24FE]

Native Americans: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see S. 3235), S2477 [20AP]

———extend Federal recognition of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians (see H.R. 5149), H2936 [27AP]

Natural resources: improve natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for national defense (see H.R. 5284), H3440 [12MY]

Nevada: convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 3185), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 5416), H3870 [26MY]

New Philadelphia, IL: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the town site (see H.R. 5455), H4214 [28MY]

New York: study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3131), S1670 [17MR]

Newtown Battlefield: conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance and suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3392), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 4448), H139 [13JA]

Noise pollution: conduct studies of natural soundscape preservation in the National Park Service (see S. 3076), S1169 [4MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5134), H2843 [22AP]

North Carolina: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery (see S. 3781), S7089 [14SE] (see H.R. 6115), H6681 [14SE]

North Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Water Recycling Project: participate in projects to encourage design, planning, and construction (see H.R. 4726), H1026 [2MR]

Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing: establish (H.R. 3534), consideration (see H. Res. 1574), H6402 (see H. Res. 1574), H6454 [29JY]

Oklahoma: allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman Project (see S. 3573), S5786 [13JY]

Orange County Water District: authorize participation in design and construction of water treatment facility to reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater within the service area (see H.R. 5039), H2640 [15AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: eliminate 30-day time limit for exploration plans (see S. 3443), S4529 [27MY]

———establish a program to develop technologies to prevent, stop, and capture large-scale accidental discharges from offshore oil and gas drilling operations (see H.R. 5607), H4876 [25JN]

———improve safety and preparedness surrounding offshore energy production and respond to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (see S. 3763), S6884 [5AU]

———modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (see H.R. 5677), H5501 [1JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions (see S. 3358), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5213), H3200 [5MY] (see H.R. 5287), H3440 [12MY] (see H.R. 5697), H5502 [1JY]

———prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (see S. 3541), S5489 [28JN]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 5248), H3273 [6MY]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources (see S. 3516), S5202 [21JN]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (see S. 3643), S6201 [22JY]

———require notice of receipt of oil exploration, development, and production plans, and ensure such plans comply with environmental laws (see H.R. 5863), H6042 [26JY]

———require offshore rigs to install acoustic control systems and improve oil spill response and removal technologies and methods (see H.R. 5313), H3483 [13MY]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (see S. 3308), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5222), H3201 [5MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: require leases to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil (see S. 3497), S4989 [16JN]

———require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold, or discharged under a lease (see H.R. 5513), H4386 [10JN]

Petroleum: authorize and enhance programs relative to detection of, response to, and mitigation and cleanup of oil spills on Federal land managed by the Dept. (see S. 3515), S5202 [21JN]

———provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (see H.R. 5676), H5501 [1JY]

———require those entering into a Federal oil or gas lease or contract to pay into an Oil Spill Recovery Fund or to settle any outstanding liabilities relative to any previous oil discharge (see S. 3514), S5201 [21JN]

Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission for Comprehensive Resolution: establish (see S. 3648), S6245 [26JY] (see H.R. 6100), H6627 [10AU]

Pike National Historic Trail: provide for a study (see S. 3926), S7788 [29SE]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (see S. 3744), S6884 [5AU]

Power resources: agree to lessee requests to amend certain Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases and incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions (see H.R. 4521), H386 [26JA]

———authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 3993), S8348 [1DE]

———establish an annual fee on Federal offshore areas subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and a fund to reduce pollution and U.S. oil dependence (see S. 3343), S3536 [11MY]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 5102), H2798 [21AP]

———expedite review and appropriate approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, Beaufort Sea, and Chukchi Sea (see S. Res. 608), S6884 [5AU]

———lift moratorium and ensure safety of deepwater drilling operations (see H.R. 5519), H4424 [14JN]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations (see S. 3489), S4938 [15JN] (see H.R. 5525), H4505 [15JN]

———limit moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities (see S. 3588), S5850 [14JY] (see H.R. 5772), H5711 [19JY]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 6051), H6570 [30JY]

Public lands: authorize BLM, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations on the management, use, and protection of public lands (see S. 2999), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 4589), H555 [3FE]

———provide for certain land exchanges in Gunnison County, CO, and Uintah County, UT (see S. 3537), S5439 [24JN] (see H.R. 5059), H2640 [15AP]

———require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5673), H5501 [1JY]

———sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 5339), H3657 [19MY]

———transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relative to the Treasured Landscape Initiative, designation of national monuments, and high priority land-rationalization efforts (see H. Res. 1238), H2503 [13AP] (see H. Res. 1254), H2641 [15AP] (see H. Res. 1406), H4022 (see H. Res. 1406), H4084 [27MY]

Renewable energy: establish a competitive leasing program for wind and solar energy development on Federal land (see S. 3587), S5850 [14JY] (see H.R. 5735), H5616 [14JY]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3927), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6329), H7392 [29SE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see S. 3524), S5319 [23JN] (see H.R. 4438), H138 [13JA]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: restoration of Murdock Building in Eads, CO, for use as visitors center (see H.R. 6049), H6570 [30JY]

South Utah Valley Electric Service District: convey certain Federal features of the electric system (see S. 3917), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6271), H7390 [29SE]

St. Croix River: clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River (see H.R. 4924), H2318 [24MR]

St. Marys, GA: conduct a special resource study of Point Peter (see H.R. 5908), H6283 [28JY]

Stanislaus County, CA: authorize designation of the facility under development by the Stanislaus Ag Center Foundation as the National Ag Science Center (see H. Con. Res. 229), H265 [20JA]

———support facility under development by the Stanislaus Ag Center Foundation, known as the National Ag Science Center (see H. Res. 1557), H6042 [26JY]

States: publish in the Federal Register a list of States that have not submitted information required relative to payments for entitlement land (see S. 3730), S6883 [5AU]

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 3248), S2587 [22AP] (see H.R. 5128), H2842 [22AP]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see H.R. 4817), H1323 [10MR]

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement: approve (H.R. 3254), consideration (see H. Res. 1017), H193 [19JA]

Tulsa, OK: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 6199), H6988 [23SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: work with partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend (see S. 3382), S3908 [18MY] (see H.R. 5344), H3657 [19MY]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3452), S4529 [27MY]

Virgin Islands National Park: authorize acquisition of land (see H.R. 6114), H6681 [14SE]

Virginia: conduct proposed oil and gas lease sale for areas of the Outer Continental Shelf a certain distance beyond the coastal zone (see H.R. 4942), H2456 [25MR]

Water pollution: establish conditions for the issuance of oil and gas leases to prevent discharges of oil in operations under such (see H.R. 5868), H6162 [27JY]

White Clay Creek: designate additional segments and tributaries as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5813), H5983 [22JY]

Wildlife: identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to such emergencies (see H.R. 6276), H7390 [29SE]

Xenia, OH: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 2933), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4514), H386 [26JA]

Histories

Timeline for Approvals of Deepwater Horizon Lease, H4342 [10JN]

Letters

Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act: Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, H288 [21JA]

———David Ortiz, Pojoaque Valley Irrigation District, H288 [21JA]

———Harry B. Montoya, Santa Fe County, NM, Commissioners Office, H287 [21JA]

———Margo Cutler, Rio de Tesuque Acequia Association, H288 [21JA]

———Meade P. Martin, Rio Pojoaque Acequia and Water Well Users Association, H288 [21JA]

Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6467 [30JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6466 [30JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1639 [15SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1640 [15SE]

Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Benjamin D. Wilcox, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., H6504 [30JY]

———Bruce Vincent, Independent Petroleum Association of America, H6506 [30JY]

———Burt Adams, National Ocean Industries Association, H6504 [30JY]

———Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming, H6504 [30JY]

———Don G. Briggs, Louisiana Oil & Gas Co., H6505 [30JY]

———John A. Rathmell, Jr., Lockton Co., LLC, H6505 [30JY]

———John Lloyd, Lloyd & Partners, Ltd., H6506 [30JY]

———Paul King, Indecs Corp., H6507 [30JY]

———Robert P. Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute, H6506 [30JY]

———several Texas government officials, H6504 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund funding: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, H6465 [30JY]

National energy policy: Senator Voinovich, S6545 [30JY]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, S10992 [22DE]

Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act: Melchor A. Mendiola, H5511 [13JY]

Settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts: Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, S4919 [15JN]

———Peter R. Orszag, OMB, H2304 [24MR]

———President Obama, H2304 [24MR]

Valles Caldera National Preserve designation as a unit of the National Park System: Kevin Holsapple, Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corp., S4552 [27MY]

Motions

Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing: establish (H.R. 3534), H6558 [30JY]

Outlines

Format for letter requesting permission to enter private property, H1612 [18MR]

Proposals

Dept. of the Interior study of suitability of Sangre de Cristo Mountain range for inclusion in the National Park System, E2107, E2111 [9DE]

Remarks in House

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (H.R. 1769), H1619-H1621 [18MR]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), H7492 [16NO]

American Discovery Trail: designate (H.R. 4671), E214 [23FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 5745), H6630 [14SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: anniversary, E2094 [8DE]

Blue Ridge Parkway: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 294), H6829, H6830 [22SE]

Buffalo Soldiers: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 4491), H657 [23FE], H3491, H3492 [18MY]

Bureau of Energy and Resource Management: ensure no delay in development of ocean renewable energy resources due to establishment, H6541, H6542 [30JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow the Central Valley Project to facilitate certain water transfers, H1142 [4MR]

———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque tribes (H.R. 3342), H276-H290 [21JA]

———maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (H.R. 2288), H3489-H3491 [18MY]

California: conduct a study of water resources (H.R. 2316), H1615 [18MR]

———conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in California (H.R. 4252), H1613-H1616 [18MR]

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 3726), H149-H151 [19JA], H405-H410 [27JA]

———establish (H.R. 3726), consideration (H. Res. 1038), H393-H400 [27JA]

Central Utah Project: facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System (H.R. 2008), H4222 [8JN]

———facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System (H.R. 2008), corrections in engrossment—unanimous-consent agreement, H4252 [9JN]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 5131), H6834-H6837 [22SE]

Conservation of natural resources: provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (H.R. 6281), E1858 [29SE]

Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H7652-H7657, H7685-H7695 [30NO], E2017, E2020, E2022 [1DE], E2058 [2DE]

———ruling on Obama administration moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H4639, H4674 [22JN], H4680, H4681, H4747 [23JN], H4865 [24JN], H5666 [15JY], H6655 [14SE]

———settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H2304, H2306 [24MR], H4091 [28MY]

Dept. of Justice: certify that settling out of court is preferable to going to court before implementing any Native American water settlement agreements, H277 [21JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H7492 [16NO]

District of Columbia: direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia (H.R. 5494), H6825, H6826 [22SE]

Endangered species: remove certain portions of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species, H6884 [23SE]

Florida: impact of Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico on travel and tourism, H3665 [20MY], H4443, H4446 [15JN], H4576 [16JN]

Fort Pulaski National Monument: authorize the lease of certain lands (H.R. 4773), H5513, H5514 [13JY]

Funding: prohibit through reductions in border patrol funding, H5386 [1JY]

Government regulations: require updates to ethics guidelines, access to best available technology for oil spill response and mitigation, and certify that response and exploration plans include best available technology, H6543, H6544 [30JY]

Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force: ensure citizens living in the gulf coast region have input, H6539 [30JY]

Gulf of Mexico: impose moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration, H3755 [25MY]

———processing of claims relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H6540 [30JY]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4619 [17JN], H5291-H5293 [30JN]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 5427), H3840 [26MY]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (H.R. 5152), H6828 [22SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocate certain percentage of funding for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, H6542, H6543 [30JY]

———funding, H6465, H6468 [30JY]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico, H1341 [11MR], H4621-H4625 [17JN]

———protect U.S. border cities and communities from violence along and across the border with Mexico, H5694, H5695 [19JY]

Lumber industry: grant economy-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts with timber purchasers (H.R. 3759), H151 [19JA]

Minerals Management Service: improve administration, H4077 [27MY], H4375 [10JN], H4591, H4592 [16JN], H5733 [20JY]

———investigation into mismanagement, H3854 [26MY]

———make public results of blowout preventer testing prior to BP P.L.C., Deepwater Horizon oil incident, H3810, H3811 [25MY]

———reform, inspect vessels and facilities used for oil and gas drilling, and repeal limit of liability for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (H.R. 5572), H4784 [24JN]

Mississippi River: promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 3671), H1611-H1613 [18MR], E435 [22MR]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories encircle the Washington Monument (H.R. 5530), E1106 [15JN]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Western States except by express authorization of Congress, H5308 [1JY]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in certain States except by express authorization of Congress, H1033 [3MR]

———require certain procedures for designating national monuments (H.R. 5580), E1181 [23JN]

National discovery trails: establish (H.R. 4671), E214 [23FE]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 6161), E1698 [22SE]

National security: determine appropriate amount of buffer area necessary to allow for border and environmental protection on lands along the Arizona-Mexico border, H4867 [24JN]

Native Americans: characterization that provision to allow receipt of land into trust for all Indian tribes will result in expansion of Indian gaming, H8205-H8207 [8DE]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (H.R. 4347), H6814-H6821 [22SE], E1725 [23SE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (H.R. 3742), H6026 [26JY]

Natural resources: improve natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for national defense (H.R. 5284), E834 [12MY]

New York: study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4003), H1616, H1617 [18MR]

Obama, President: Executive order to establish a comprehensive national ocean policy, H6166 [28JY]

———television address in response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4589 [16JN]

Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing: establish (H.R. 3534), H5668-H5670 [15JY], H5910 [21JY], H6287 [29JY], H6493, H6508-H6552, H6555-H6561 [30JY], E1545, E1546 [10AU]

———establish (H.R. 3534), consideration (H. Res. 1574), H6462-H6468 [30JY]

———establish (H.R. 3534), corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]

———establish (H.R. 3534), motion to recommit, H6558 [30JY]

———establish (H.R. 3534), unanimous-consent request, H6548 [30JY]

Oil Pollution Act: allow companies to meet financial responsibility requirements by participation in cooperative arrangements such as pooling of resources or joint insurance coverage, H6508, H6544, H6545 [30JY]

———ensure damage assessments emphasize complete restoration of damaged areas and that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an acceptable alternative to restoration, H6546, H6547 [30JY]

———ensure liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited by the parent oil company in the event the subsidiary goes bankrupt, H6547, H6548 [30JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: collection of royalties for deepwater drilling, H6540 [30JY]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H478 [3FE], H1340 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H2442 [25MR], H8267 [9DE], E905 [20MY]

———modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (H.R. 5677), E1285 [1JY], E1473 [29JY]

———prohibit BP P.L.C., from oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H3546 [19MY], H3750 [25MY], H3829 [26MY], H3875 [27MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions (H.R. 5213), H4579, H4580, H4583 [16JN], H4601 [17JN]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral, H3548 [19MY], H3749 [25MY]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, H4304 [9JN]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (H.R. 5222), H3530-H3533 [18MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold, or discharged under a lease (H.R. 5513), H4445 [15JN]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (H.R. 5676), H5492 [1JY], H6508 [30JY]

Political campaigns: clarify that the ban on campaign expenditures by government contractors includes oil companies with Federal leases to drill in the Outer Continental Shelf, H4818-H4820 [24JN]

Powell, WY: study suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain Relocation Center as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3989), H5512, H5513 [13JY]

Power resources: agree to lessee requests to amend certain Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases and incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions (H.R. 4521), E90 [26JA]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 5102), E610 [21AP]

———impose moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H5291 [30JN]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H4619 [17JN], H5520, H5524, H5526, H5537 [13JY], H5552 [14JY], H5620, H5661-H5668 [15JY], H5734, H5737, H5801, H5802, H5804 [20JY], H5924, H5925, H5940, H5944, H5968, H5969 [22JY], H6047 [27JY], H6166, H6168 [28JY], H6462, H6549, H6550, H6558-H6560 [30JY], H6720 [15SE], H8244 [8DE], H8267 [9DE], H8769 [17DE]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations (H.R. 5525), H4589 [16JN]

———review regulations regarding price controls for Federal leases for offshore drilling and inspections of offshore oil rigs, H3534 [18MY]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H272 [21JA], H758 [24FE], H5613 [14JY]

Public lands: administration of certain Federal lands, H5611, H5613 [14JY]

———interchange administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and BLM (H.R. 689), H5514, H5515 [13JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (H.R. 4291), H3084 [4MY]

Ray Township, MI: tribute to listing of Wolcott Mill Metropark on the National Historic Places Register, E277 [2MR]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (H.R. 4438), H5511, H5512 [13JY]

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 5128), H3609, H3610 [19MY], E910 [20MY]

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement: approve (H.R. 3254), H272-H279, H285 [21JA]

———approve (H.R. 3254), consideration (H. Res. 1017), H206-H211 [20JA]

Territories: extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), Senate amendments, H7361-H7364 [29SE]

Virgin Islands National Park: authorize lease of certain lands (H.R. 714), Senate amendments, H7008 [28SE]

Virginia: conduct proposed oil and gas lease sale for areas of the Outer Continental Shelf a certain distance beyond the coastal zone (H.R. 4942), E492 [25MR]

Xenia, OH: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 4514), H5508, H5509 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abandoned Mine Lands Program: clarify that States may use funding for high-priority noncoal reclamation and for remediation of acid line drainage, S4413 [26MY]

Blowing Rock, NC: authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway (H.R. 1121), S3431 [7MY]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (S. 3261), S2709 [27AP]

Buffalo Soldiers: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role in the early years of the national parks (S. 3222), S2425 [19AP]

———modify purposes and operation of certain facilities to implement water rights compact among Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and the U.S. (S. 3290), S2807 [29AP]

———remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 3404), S10994 [22DE]

Coastal Impact Assistance Program: clarify application requirements, S1428 [11MR], S1603 [16MR]

———expedite funding, S4202 [25MY]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (S. 3291), S2808 [29AP]

Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S7703 [29SE], S8172-S8202 [19NO], S8294 [30NO]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts (S. 3754), unanimous-consent request, S6851, S6852 [5AU]

———ruling on Obama administration moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S5392-S5394 [24JN]

———settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S999 [3MR], S1648 [17MR], S2282 [14AP], S4918 [15JN], S4959, S4960 [16JN], S5097 [17JN], S6179 [22JY], S6799-S6803, S6851 [5AU]

Denali National Park and Preserve: issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc. (S. 3820), S7353 [22SE]

Ecology and environment: provide loans to certain organizations to address habitats and ecosystems and to address and prevent invasive species (S. 3063), S1020 [3MR]

Endangered species: remove certain portions of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species (S. 3825), S7358 [22SE]

Federal Land Disposal Account: reinstate funds (S. 3762), S6982 [5AU], S6995 [12AU]

Florida: impact of Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico on travel and tourism, S4602 [7JN]

Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for achieving substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience and clarify regulatory authority relative to commercial air tours, S1584, S1606 [16MR], S1792, S1802 [22MR]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits (S. 3410), S4394 [25MY], S4397, S4432 [26MY]

Klamath River: call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S4428, S4435, S4436 [26MY]

———implement Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and call for a Federal cooperative effort to address agricultural crisis due to drought, S1607 [16MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S6510 [29JY]

Lincoln County, NV: develop solar pilot project areas on public land (S. 3482), S4856 [10JN]

Lumber industry: grant economy-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts with timber purchasers, S1257 [8MR]

Minerals Management Service: improve administration, S4964 [16JN], S5074-S5076 [17JN], S5775 [13JY], S6290 [27JY]

———improve administration (S. 3431), S4400 [26MY], S5299 [23JN]

Mining and mineral resources: provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (S. 3057), S946 [2MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in certain States except by express authorization of Congress, S774 [25FE]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 3641), S6156, S6204-S6206 [22JY]

National Parks Air Tour Management Act: clarify responsibilities of the FAA and the National Park Service in completing air tour management plans for regulating flying over national parks, S1797 [22MR]

Nevada: convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (S. 3185), S2127 [25MR]

New Philadelphia, IL: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the town site (S. 1629), S1661 [17MR]

Obama, President: television address in response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4962-S4966 [16JN]

Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing: establish (H.R. 3534), S6561 [2AU], S6668 [3AU], S6677 [4AU]

Oil Pollution Act: ensure any increase in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund be used for oil spill clean-up, S4642, S4645 [8JN], S4711, S4712, S4720 [9JN], S4924-S4928 [15JN], S5063 [17JN], S5144 [18JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: improve safety and preparedness surrounding offshore energy production and respond to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (S. 3763), S6848 [5AU]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S2719-S2721 [28AP], S2786 [29AP]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, S3851 [18MY], S4190, S4191, S4193 [25MY], S4492 [27MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions (S. 3358), S4199 [25MY]

———prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (S. 3541), S5492 [28JN]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (S. 3643), S6226 [22JY], S6229 [26JY], S6346, S6348, S6365-S6367 [28JY]-S6544 [30JY]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources (S. 3516), S5206 [21JN], S6347 [28JY]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (S. 3308), S3134 [5MY]

Petroleum: authorize and enhance programs relative to detection of, response to, and mitigation and cleanup of oil spills on Federal land managed by the Dept. (S. 3515), S5204 [21JN]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (S. 3744), S6898 [5AU]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (S. 3993), S8349 [1DE]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (S. 570), S681, S682 [23FE]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S8048 [18NO], S10273 [15DE]

———limit moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities (S. 3588), S5867 [14JY], S5870 [15JY]

———moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S4964 [16JN]

———national energy policy relative to wind power, S4397 [26MY]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, S6356 [28JY], S6616 [3AU], S8121 [19NO]

———interchange administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and BLM (H.R. 689), S3431 [7MY]

———provide for certain land exchanges in Gunnison County, CO, and Uintah County, UT (S. 3537), S5444 [24JN]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (S. 3927), S7832 [29SE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (S. 3524), S5321 [23JN]

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 5128), S4394 [25MY], S4563 [28MY]

———designate (S. 3248), S2589, S2590 [22AP]

Territories: extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), S7655 [28SE]

U.S. Civil Rights Trail System: require a study of the feasibility of establishing (S. 1802), S3965 [19MY]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System (S. 3452), S4551-S4553 [27MY]

Virgin Islands National Park: authorize lease of certain lands (H.R. 714), S3761, S3762 [13MY]

Reports filed

Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1105) (S. Rept. 111-115), S51 [20JA]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3342) (H. Rept. 111-390), H39 [12JA]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 721) (S. Rept. 111-132), S944 [2MR]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1769) (H. Rept. 111-434), H1357 [11MR]

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2442) (S. Rept. 111-325), S7507 [27SE]

Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2802), S8348 [1DE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2802) (S. Rept. 111-356), S8396 [2DE]

BLM Contract Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3759) (H. Rept. 111-394), H39 [12JA]

BLM Validation of Final Patent Dealing With Lands in Nevada Conveyed to Coyote Springs Investment, LLC: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 762) (S. Rept. 111-272), S6882 [5AU]

Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1121) (S. Rept. 111-147), S944 [2MR]

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2008) (S. Rept. 111-274), S6882 [5AU]

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 601) (S. Rept. 111-271), S6882 [5AU]

Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4491) (H. Rept. 111-482), H3539 [18MY]

Bureau of Reclamation Annual Base Funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Fish Recovery Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1453) (S. Rept. 111-142), S944 [2MR]

Camp Hale Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2330) (S. Rept. 111-154), S944 [2MR]

Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3726) (H. Rept. 111-393), H39 [12JA]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3785) (H. Rept. 111-597), H6802 [16SE]

Clarification That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2830) (S. Rept. 111-264), S6881 [5AU]

Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2933) (S. Rept. 111-267), S6882 [5AU]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4514) (H. Rept. 111-527), H5545 [13JY]

Coltsville National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5131) (H. Rept. 111-596), H6802 [16SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3254, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1017) (H. Rept. 111-399), H193 [19JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3342, Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1017) (H. Rept. 111-399), H193 [19JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1574) (H. Rept. 111-582), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act and H.R. 4474, Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1038) (H. Rept. 111-401), H386 [26JA]

Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 111-575), H6282 [28JY], H6402, H6454 [29JY], H6567 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior Authority Reaffirmation To Take Land Into Trust for Indian Tribes: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1703) (S. Rept. 111-247), S6881 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior Fish Stocking in North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2430) (S. Rept. 111-324), S7507 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior Jurisdiction Relative to C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir Clarification: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1080) (S. Rept. 111-255), S6881 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior Land Grant Patent Modification Issued to Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1651) (S. Rept. 111-309), S7506 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior Lease of Certain Lands in Virgin Islands National Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 714) (S. Rept. 111-146), S944 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior Lease of Certain Lands Within Fort Pulaski National Monument: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4773) (H. Rept. 111-530), H5545 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior Leasing of a Portion of Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for Use as a Visitor Center for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1287) (S. Rept. 111-148), S944 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Hermiston, OR, Water Recycling and Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2741) (S. Rept. 111-275), S6882 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3515) (S. Rept. 111-242), S6583 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior Transmittal of Information on Treasured Landscape Initiative, National Monuments, and High Priority Land-Rationalization Efforts: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Res. 1254) (H. Rept. 111-480), H3309 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4347) (H. Rept. 111-603), H6802 [16SE]

Direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior To Transfer Certain Properties to the District of Columbia: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5494) (H. Rept. 111-605), H6803 [16SE]

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2288) (H. Rept. 111-481), H3539 [18MY]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3635) (S. Rept. 111-228), S6200 [22JY]

Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2907) (S. Rept. 111-266), S6882 [5AU]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1787) (S. Rept. 111-260), S6881 [5AU]

Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 111-183), S3162 [5MY]

Forest Service and BLM Interchange of Administrative Jurisdiction of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 689) (S. Rept. 111-145), S944 [2MR]

Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1596) (S. Rept. 111-308), S7506 [27SE]

Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 111-529), H5545 [13JY]

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3235), S10814 [20DE]

Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4003) (H. Rept. 111-436), H1357 [11MR]

Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1593) (S. Rept. 111-151), S944 [2MR]

Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4252) (S. Rept. 111-328), S7507 [27SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4252) (H. Rept. 111-433), H1357 [11MR]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5152) (H. Rept. 111-606), H6803 [16SE]

La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1140) (S. Rept. 111-139), S944 [2MR]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2724) (S. Rept. 111-211), S5201 [21JN]

Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3404) (S. Rept. 111-320), S7507 [27SE]

Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 745) (S. Rept. 111-305), S7506 [27SE]

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Establishment and Operation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 111-483), H3540 [18MY]

Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1369) (S. Rept. 111-140), S944 [2MR]

National Historic Site Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 111-311), S7506 [27SE]

National Park Service and Northwestern State University Collections Conservation Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1018) (S. Rept. 111-254), S6881 [5AU]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 690) (S. Rept. 111-165), S1812 [22MR]

New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1629) (S. Rept. 111-258), S6881 [5AU]

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 553) (S. Rept. 111-252), S6881 [5AU]

Nutria Eradication and Control Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1519) (S. Rept. 111-182), S3162 [5MY]

Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1270) (S. Rept. 111-256), S6881 [5AU]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 111-500), H4213 [28MY]

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1689) (S. Rept. 111-310), S7506 [27SE]

Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3516) (S. Rept. 111-236), S6397 [28JY]

Pick-Sloan Tribal Commission Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3648) (S. Rept. 111-357), S8641 [8DE]

Prepayment of Repayment Contracts Between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1757) (S. Rept. 111-143), S944 [2MR]

Raise Ceilin on Federal Share of Cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2522) (S. Rept. 111-326), S7507 [27SE]

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1694) (S. Rept. 111-152), S944 [2MR]

Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4686) (H. Rept. 111-528), H5545 [13JY]

Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 111-130), S944 [2MR]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4438) (H. Rept. 111-501), H4213 [28MY]

San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3914) (H. Rept. 111-600), H6802 [16SE]

Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 940) (S. Rept. 111-136), S944 [2MR]

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3248), S4211 [25MY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5128) (H. Rept. 111-48), H3540 [18MY]

Stornetta Outstanding Natural Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4192) (H. Rept. 111-437), H1357 [11MR]

Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 349) (S. Rept. 111-303), S7506 [27SE]

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 965) (S. Rept. 111-117), S51 [20JA]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 111-395), H39 [12JA]

Transmit Information to House on Treasured Landscape Initiative, Designation of National Monuments, and High Priority Land-Rationalization Efforts: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Res. 1406) (H. Rept. 111-510), H4778 [23JN]

Tule River Tribe Water Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1945) (S. Rept. 111-153), S944 [2MR]

U.S. Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 685) (S. Rept. 111-322), S7507 [27SE]

Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1117) (S. Rept. 111-306), S7506 [27SE]

Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3113) (S. Rept. 111-156), S944 [2MR]

Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3452) (S. Rept. 111-321), S7507 [27SE]

Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1376) (S. Rept. 111-149), S944 [2MR]

Water Transfer Facilitation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1759) (S. Rept. 111-144), S944 [2MR]

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 853) (S. Rept. 111-134), S944 [2MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Indian water rights settlements: Colorado River Water Users Association, H286 [21JA]

———National Congress of American Indians, H286 [21JA]

———Western States Water Council, H286 [21JA]

Valles Caldera National Preserve designation as a unit of the National Park System: Los Alamos County, NM, Council, S4552 [27MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing: establish (H.R. 3534), H6493 [30JY]

Studies

Economic Impact of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Industry and the Role of the Independents: IHS Global Insight Inc. (excerpt), S8049 [18NO]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2008, Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act, H4243 [8JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 294, Blue Ridge Parkway anniversary, H6829 [22SE]

H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 3254, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R. 3342, Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, and H.R. 1065, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act, H206 [20JA]

H. Res. 1038, consideration of H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act and H.R. 4474, Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act, H393 [27JA]

H. Res. 1574, consideration of H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act, H6462 [30JY]

H.R. 689, Shasta-Trinity National Forest Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act, S3431 [7MY], H5514 [13JY]

H.R. 714, Virgin Islands National Park lands lease, S3762 [13MY]

H.R. 1769, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act, H1619 [18MR]

H.R. 2008, Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act, H4222 [8JN]

H.R. 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act, H3489 [18MY]

H.R. 3254, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H272-H275 [21JA]

H.R. 3342, Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, H279-H284 [21JA]

H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act, H6511-H6536 [30JY]

H.R. 3671, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act, H1611 [18MR]

H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act, H149 [19JA], H405 [27JA]

H.R. 3759, BLM Contract Extension Act, H151 [19JA]

H.R. 3940, Dept. of the Interior grants extension and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, H7361 [29SE]

H.R. 3989, Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act, H5512 [13JY]

H.R. 4003, Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act, H1616 [18MR]

H.R. 4252, Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act, H1613 [18MR]

H.R. 4347, Dept. of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act, H6814-H6820 [22SE]

H.R. 4438, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act, H5511 [13JY]

H.R. 4491, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, H3491 [18MY]

H.R. 4514, Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act, H5508 [13JY]

H.R. 4686, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H5509 [13JY]

H.R. 4773, Dept. of the Interior lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, H5513 [13JY]

H.R. 5128, Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC, H3609 [19MY]

H.R. 5131, Coltsville National Historical Park Act, H6834 [22SE]

H.R. 5152, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act, H6828 [22SE]

H.R. 5494, direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia, H6825 [22SE]

S. 3063, Invasive Species Emergency Response Fund Act, S1020-S1022 [3MR]

S. 3185, Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act, S2128 [25MR]

S. 3222, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, S2425 [19AP]

S. 3482, American Solar Energy Pilot Leasing Act, S4856 [10JN]

S. 3515, Dept. of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act, S5205 [21JN]

S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, S5207-S5211 [21JN]

S. 3541, prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S5493 [28JN]

S. 3587, Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act, S5855-S5858 [14JY]

S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act, S6207-S6220 [22JY]

S. 3762, Federal Land Disposal Account funds reinstatement, S6905 [5AU]

S. 3927, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act, S7833 [29SE]

S. 3993, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, S8349 [1DE]

S. Res. 608, expedite Dept. of the Interior review and appropriate approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, Beaufort Sea, and Chukchi Sea, S6905 [5AU]

Tributes

Udall, Stewart L., S1783, S1785, S1786 [22MR], S5431 [24JN], H594 [4FE], H1772 [20MR], E555 [15AP]